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What it's made of
Walls, floors, finishes, insulation, and furniture. Stone, wood, lime, clay, and wool have a long record. Plastics and coatings that keep off-gassing deserve a second look.
Building biology for everyday homes
A house that keeps you well.
Natural Homes helps you build, buy, and live in homes made of natural materials, with cleaner air and water, real daylight, and quiet nights. We look at a house the way your body spends time in it.
Four things a home can get right
The approach comes from building biology: the house is a third skin, and it should be a tolerable place to spend a life. The Building Biology Institute is a training home for this work. Natural Homes is independent of the Institute.
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The air you breathe
Ventilation, humidity, mold, and the chemicals that build up indoors. A house that can dry out, and that exhausts the kitchen and bath outdoors, is easier to live in.
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The water you drink
What comes from the utility or the well, and how a filter at the main line or at the tap matches the contaminants you actually have.
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Light and fields
Daylight, darkness at night, and the wiring and wireless you sleep beside. Distance and a few habits change the bedroom before any special product does.
How a project usually goes
A clear look at the house, then a plan you can follow. Fear is a poor organizing principle.
Step 1
Look
Walk the house from the foundation to the bedroom and write down what you find.
Step 2
Test
Measure the things that would change your next step: moisture, radon, water, or fields.
Step 3
Fix
Do the repairs that matter first. Then choose materials and equipment with the facts in hand.
What you can do here
Dream home
Choose a place, a view, and the materials, and watch the house take shape. The range at the end is an estimate, not a bid.
Directory
Building biologists, mold and indoor-air investigators, EMF specialists, and natural builders. Search by service and place, or list your own practice.
Shop
Water filters, air cleaners, bedding, paints, meters, and lab kits from the companies that make them. We may earn a commission if you buy.
Consultation
A 75 minutes virtual consult and a written priority list. $249.
Guide
A room-by-room healthy-home guide you can read after you buy it. $39.
List your practice
If you do this work, a Basic listing is $29 a month and a Featured listing is $79 a month. We review every submission before it goes live.
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